Install the application onto a Siemens device - AWS IoT SiteWise

Install the application onto a Siemens device

After you gain access to the AWS IoT SiteWise Edge application by emailing the SiteWise Edge support team for Siemens Industrial Edge, assign the application to an instance of Siemens Industrial Edge Management. Then, you can install the AWS IoT SiteWise Edge application on your device.

To install the AWS IoT SiteWise Edge application

  1. Assign the AWS IoT SiteWise Edge application to Siemens Industrial Edge Management. For more information, see Managing an app in the Industrial Edge Management section of the Siemens documentation.

  2. Within Edge Management, browse the catalog for the AWS IoT SiteWise Edge and choose it.

  3. Choose Install.

    Note

    If a Contact Us button displays, choose it, and follow the steps to request access to the AWS IoT SiteWise Edge application on Siemens Industrial Edge. For more information, see Access the AWS IoT SiteWise Edge application.

  4. Select Databus_Configuration in the Schema Configurations options.

  5. Enter the Username and Password for the Databus configuration. For more information on creating a Siemens Databus user, see Create a Siemens Databus user for the application.

  6. Choose the small, round gray checkmark icon next to Databus_Configuration to turn the icon color green.

    Note

    The input configurations only apply if the checkmark icon changes from gray to green. Otherwise, the input configuration is ignored.

    A screenshot of the Siemens Databus Configurator screen displaying an unfinished process, with a circled gray checkmark icon.
    A screenshot of the Siemens Databus Configurator screen displaying a finished process, with a circled green checkmark icon.

  7. Choose Next to move onto Other Configurations where you can upload your gateway configuration file.

  8. Choose SiteWise_Edge_Gateway_Config as the location to upload the gateway configuration file.

    Note

    Ensure that you choose SiteWise_Edge_Gateway_Config rather than SiteWise_Edge_Support_Config_Optional.

  9. Select the device to install the application.

  10. Choose Install now.

You can optionally configure the publisher component to export data to the AWS Cloud. For more information, see configure the AWS IoT SiteWise publisher component.